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Natural Bridge Canyon - Return to the Trailhead
Hiking Around Las Vegas, Death Valley National Park
Natural Bridge Canyon
Natural Bridge Canyon
Turning around and heading down the canyon (view W)

Overview

Natural Bridge Canyon is short 0.36 mile (10-15 minutes), fairly easy walk up a narrow canyon to a surprisingly large natural bridge in the Death Valley Wilderness Area. Hiking and scrambling farther up the canyon to a 20-ft-high pour-over, which blocks further progress, makes for a nice 1-hour (1.4 miles) round-trip walk in an interesting canyon.

Presented here are photos of the return back down the canyon because it always looks different on the way down. For a detailed description of the route, including directions, maps, GPS coordinates, and up-canyon photos, see Natural Bridge Canyon Trail.

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Narrow, winding canyon (view NW)
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Ducking back under the boulder (view W)
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Approaching top of second pour-over (view W)
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Top of second pour-over (view W)
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Approaching top of first pour-over (view W)
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Top of first pour-over (view W)
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Middle of first pour-over: still a long way down (view W)
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Below first pour-over (view NW)
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Descending the narrow canyon (view W)
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Winding down the narrow canyon (view NW)
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Returning towards Natural Bridge (view SW)
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Approaching Natural Bridge (view SW)
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Approaching Natural Bridge (view SW)
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Passing under Natural Bridge (view SW)
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Emerging below Natural Bridge (view SW)
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Winding down the narrow canyon (view SW)
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The canyon opens (view SW)
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Winding down the open canyon (view SW)
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Approaching the last curve (view S)
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Turning the last curve (view SW)
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Emerging from the canyon (view SW)
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Big view out across Badwater Basin (view SW)
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The trailhead comes into view (view W)
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Hiker returning to the trailhead (view W)

Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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